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of Cyprus

[01] Tusk: The EU must not accept any threats against the Republic
of Cyprus

The EU should not accept any Turkish threats against the Republic of
Cyprus, which will assume the rotating presidency of the Council of
the EU in the second half of 2012, Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk
has stressed.

Speaking on Wednesday during a press conference with President of Cyprus
Demetris Christofias in Nicosia, the Polish Prime Minister noted that
the Republic of Cyprus will assume the EU presidency as a member state
of the Union and will thus represent the whole Union.

Moreover, Tusk expressed hope that the Cyprus talks continue so that a
solution is found in Cyprus, which has been divided since the Turkish
invasion in 1974.

In his statements, President Christofias said that Turkish threats to
upgrade the so called state in the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus as
well as its threats to freeze its relations with the EU during Cyprus`
six monthly rotating EU presidency, can not be accepted by the EU or
the international community.

The Cypriot President also said that Turkey should abide by international
law, otherwise, as he stressed, Ankara is not worthy to have the status
of a candidate country for accession to the EU.

Cypriot Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Neoclis Sylikiotis
will be flying to Horsens, Denmark, on Wednesday to participate in the
Informal Council of Energy Ministers, to be held on April 19 and 20.

The Council will discuss the progress of member states concerning the
implementation of the Directive on Energy Efficiency, which aims at a 20%
reduction of energy consumption on an EU level by 2020, as well as the
Energy Roadmap 2050, which sets the strategic aims for the reduction
of carbon dioxide emissions and securing the EU`s energy supply and
competitiveness.